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  Metros   Mumbai  22 Jan 2018  Opposition slams BJP’s move to lock MBMC offices

Opposition slams BJP’s move to lock MBMC offices

THE ASIAN AGE. | SURESH GOLANI
Published : Jan 22, 2018, 6:21 am IST
Updated : Jan 22, 2018, 6:21 am IST

State Congress committee member Rajkumar Mishra has vowed that his party will stand in support of the civic chief.

The BJP is protesting against civic chief Dr Naresh Gite, accusing of “autocratic behaviour”.
 The BJP is protesting against civic chief Dr Naresh Gite, accusing of “autocratic behaviour”.

Mumbai: The move by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to lock and boycott the offices in the main administrative building of the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has drawn flak from the opposition, bureaucracy, citizens and local social activists. The BJP is protesting against civic chief Dr Naresh Gite, accusing of “autocratic behaviour”.  Sena legislator Pratap Sarnaik has threatened that his corporators will take over the offices and start working from there if the BJP fails to mend its ways. State Congress committee member Rajkumar Mishra has vowed that his party will stand in support of the civic chief.

“Instead of indulging in such stunts which is a clear act of insult to the electoral mandate, the BJP office bearers should instead tender their resignations,” said  Congress corporator Jubeir Inamdar.   

The simmering tension between the rulers and the civic chief flared on Friday, after all, officer bearers including the mayor, deputy mayor, standing committee chairman, house leader, chairperson and deputy chairperson of the women and child welfare panel and all six ward chiefs locked and walked out of their offices in protest.

Dr Gite said, “I am doing my job and won’t buckle under such pressure tactics which are aimed to endorse biased decisions. Citizens need not worry, our  entire civic  machinery is on regular working mode.”

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